Beginning Date
Tuesday, January 21, 1851
Starting Point
Freedom Seekers Mentioned By Name
Reuben (age about 20)
Slaveholders Mentioned By Name
George Wilson
On Tuesday, January 21, 1851, an enslaved man named Reuben, approximately 20 years of age, escaped from a farm near Ramsey's Creek in Pike county, Missouri. His enslaver, George Wilson, advertised a $100 reward for Reuben's re-enslavement.
Escape Attributes
Single Slaveholder
Runaway Arrest Ad
Escape Numbers
1
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
Bowling Green MO Democratic Banner, March 10, 1851 (CA)
